Cabinet for sound-reproducing machines.



u. A. 130111153511.' CABINET FOB SOUND BEPRODUGING HAGHINES.

APPLIQAIOB'TILBD NOV. 9, 1908.

Pgtentedept. 1, 1914.

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l. A., BORRESEN. CABINET FOR SOUND RPRODUCING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED No\1.9,`19o8.

.E @y C@ Patented sepa 1, 1914. l

H. A. BORRISEN.' CABINET FOR SOUND RBPRODUCING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9, 190B. 1,109,386.

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Patented sept. 1; 1914.

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' 4Myfinvention. has relation Tunnels e.. semaines@ o rfnnn'aunrsu, Mronres'n onnr'nin'r rota seummsaonnerus Hermanns.

To ali' whom it may concern 1 vBe it known that l, HELGE' A. BonRssnN,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Marquette, in. the county-.of

Marquette and State of Miehigan, have in-v venteda certain new and useful Cabinet 'for Soundlteproducmg Machines, of which the following 1s a specification.

ments in cabinets for sound'reproducing ma- 4chines, andhas .for itsfspeoial objects; first,

the provision of such a cabinet in such form that it may' be embodied in a desk, cabinet table, vor other. like 'piece of furniture; sec-l ond, the provision in such a cabinet of an v arrangement .which Will permit the amplifyi ing or delivery horn to Vextend directly'-With-l out'tuin or bend at right 'angles from 'the sound head and vibrating membrane; third, the provision in 'such a cabinet of simple means-for assisting thefeeding of the lstylus over the record, and fourth the provision of simple means for operating-luy .Cabinet from one position. f;

To effectuate the above objects, l have provided the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings', in which Fiure '1 is a lan nartialli in section. of v n i cabinet table embodying my invention,

taken on the line X--X of Fig. E2; Fig. 2 is a central, longitudinall elevation of my invention partially in section; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional'elevation taken on line Y--Y of Fig. 1;- Fig. 4 is a detail of the adjustable inclined horn-suspendingeeding raii; Fig.

jis" adetail of the sound head guide rail,-

and-Fig. G is an end elevation o' the cabinet table lshowing the doors to the phonograph compartment open.`

Similar reference numerals refer to `similar parts throughout the several views.

The referencenuinerals l and 2 designate the sides, or side Walls of the cabinet table 'in vwhich I have embodied my invention, and the numerals 3 and 4 designate the end Walls thereof.- In the end, 3, is providedthevdoor,

5, which opens into the compartment, 6, for

the sound reproducing machine. ln the end, 1i, are providedthe double doors, 7, which size to accommode e the gradualy tapering open into the compartment, 8, voomipied'by the flaring end., 9, 'oftheamplifying or delivery horn, l0. A reduced compartment, il, of suflicient stemmen@ 'tf Letters ssamm to improveportion of the ainjiiying or -deii-very'liom, 19,- connectsthe compartments 6 and'. have illustrated the sides of the-cabinet table, not occupied' by myvsound reproduein machine cabinet, divided into -a numher 0% useful compartments. F or instance the conrpertinents 12ms-y 'he made to swing ont and he' provided with sheives, 13, The compartments 1li may he provided with shelves, 15,

yand with ords, 16;

'The central portion of the table I have only provided with the drawers, 17, and have .left the bottom thereo2 open so that the -means for holding cyiinder reotahle -Wiil aecommodatethe knees of afperson desiring to use it as a desk. The coinpartments 1.8 are shoivn of such size and construction to accommodate disk records, 19,

sees, Liese. nrrneio'nmes november aises.' seriauaaeiss.

as my cabinet Wiii accommodate either a CyL- inder' ofva disk machine, as will hevliereafter explained. The compartments, 20,rnay be used for rolls' or" music for -a piano player,

and the compartments 21 are provided. with the shelves, 22,'whichmay he usedfor .any f desired purpose. In each end,' under the doors 5 and 7 respectively are. @provided the drawers 23 and 24.

The compartment 8 is madevof suieient depth to permitv the iiaring portion of the horn, Q to move fo1\v'ai'd-there1n as the Centrally located in the top of the Comparo.

inent, ll, justback of compartmentPe'are the depending brackets, 25 and ,26.- To the ioiver end of the bracket 26 is pivotedllierai l,27 Through the other end' 'of the rail, 2'? ,passes the mill-headedV screw 28, 'the upper-end of' which engages the bracket, 25.'-

Traveling upon the rail Q'Ts the groo'v'ed' Wheel 29, from which depends a strap 30, the lower end of which' is inadeintova yoke, the arms of which are pivoted -toftliealnplivfying. or delivery horn, 10. Tlle'top of the rail, 27 is oval in cross-section, while the groove in the wheel 29, is angular,tli1ls permitting'ahorizontal movement'of the horn,

.10.. lt will now be seen that by adjusting the screw 28 the railV 27 may lie-given. any angle. The wheel, 29, Will'tend to, roll alongr thev rail, 2'?, to its lowest point, 'thereby carrying the horn, 10, v along WithfitA The soundhead 31', which, is attached. to the ies small end of the-horn: 10 will thereby be fed i' across the record by gravity, and the amount or strength of pull can he regulated by the inclination of the lrail', 27.

To prevent the mechanical noise from passing from the compartment 6, have provided the funnel-shaped flexible curtain,

352, the central portion of which is attached to the ring,- 33. .The small end of the horn is` passedthroughthe ring, 33, which is drawn up over the tapering sides of the horn until a snug fit is secured. lThe flexible curtain 32 will'permit suiiicient longitudinal motion oof the horn to accommodate the feeding of the sound head.

From the topof the compartment (5 en# have provided well down upon the tube 36a.

the hook 37, whichcan be hooked over the sound head guide rail 34 to keep the sound head up out of contact when it is desired to change records. f 'Y in usinga ,cylinder machine the entire tube, 36a, is removed. v

It isv Well known that bends in the sound conduit tend tov muiiie the sound, and it will now ,be-perceived that my cabinet permits thes'ound to pass directly from the vibrating diaphragm in the sound head to the audience. This arrangement also permits the use of .either cylinder o'r disk machines in my cabinet. I

Iv have shown fa disk machine, 37, in Figs. '1, 2 and 6 of the drawings, having the disk, 38, in assembly therewith. The'- winding 'of the machines is done in the usual way Aby me'ans of the crank 39, when the door, 5, of the compartment, 6, open.

To start or stop the machine, I provide upon the side of the compartment,6, the bracket, 40, to which is pivoted the arm, 41, the outer end of which projects'through an vaperture, 42, inthe wall, 3, and the innerA end of which engages and operates the ordinarybreak mechanism, 43, usually provided upon such machines. y,

The doors, 7, which open upon the fiaring end, 9, of the amplifying or delivery horn, 10., are held .normally closed by the hinge springs, 44, clearly shown in Fig. 2.' From theto-p rear faces of the doors, 7 ex- -tend outwardly, substantially 'in'a line with their said rearfaces, the arms, 45. From y M f the outer endsof the arms, 4o, run thek cords,

2,2, te' wille-vs. 4'?, 'fcivoted to the under side 'of the table top in the compartment 8. From the pulleys 47, the cords 4G run inwardly to a point where they both connect with the line, 48, which'in its turn -runs into.

the compartment 6, where it connects with the inner end of an L-angled or bell lever, 49, which is pivoted in such a manner that its other end extends through an aperture, 50, in theend, 3', of the table.

It will be observed that ajfterfa. record has been put in position upon the machine, and themachine wound, the door,l5, may be closed to keep in the mechanical sounds.

The operator may then start the machine by means of the arm 41, and gradually open the doors 7 by means of 'the bell-l crank or lever, 49, which operates through the line, 4S, cords, 46, and arms, 45, until a sufficient volume of sound,gaccord ing to the nature of the piece and size of the room, is permitted to escape. In Fig.v 1 the doors 7 are shown in open position by dottedlines.

Having described -my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- A ll A cabinetffor sound reproducing machines comprising a compartn'ient, a movable horn-a horn supporting means therein,

another compartment situated at one end of said iirst mentioned compartment, 'and a iiexible partition between said compartments having an opening for said horn therein.

2. In a cabinet for sound.reproducing ma chines, a horn compartment, a horn therein a rail therein, means for carrying said horn upon said rail, means for guiding said horn in the ndirection of said rail, a machine compartment with an entrance for said horn in the wall thereof anda iexible partition surrounding said horn entrance and separating said compartments. u

3. ln a cabinet for sound reproducing machines, a horn compartment, a movable horn therein means for suspending said horn therein, a machine compartment, and a conical eXible vpartition snugly itting about said horn and separating said aforementioned compartments.

. 4. In a cabinet for sound reproducing machines, a horn compartment, a horn therein an inclined rail therein, means for carrying said horn thereon, a iexible partition through which said horn is adapted to eX- tend, doors for the escape of sound therefrom, a machine compartment on the other side of s'aidiexibl'e partition, a door thereto, and means for opening the doors for the escape of the sound located at said last mentoned door.

5. A cabinet for sound reproducing machines comprising,a compartment, a 111cv-, able horn therein, means for suspending said movable horn' therein, a 4sound reproducing machine compartment located atone endof said .first mentioned compartment, a flexible Y Copem www l Cabinet lof man if@ chines7 comprising; C0 tudnaly movable haul am@ supporting; rai-13. @iria :hw said compartment S yng hsrn Y 'f compu-ame many-L, an ig @tal .and longitudinal rasou-Ld cp'ducng lcilmble supporting and guid- .fag unded 33mm. the top 0f s cabinet abfovevrsad hom; mozher guide W .ssfl to the iop of said Cabin@ Above a space? m ,hom siixsspended of said mik, and mv'ag one and @d 'Djthe other o mils.

in tesmy Wherewf, have hereunto sefj HELGE 

